In most of the northern states, there is a policy of checking any stalled vehicle on the highway when the temperatures drop down to the single digits or below.
About 3 a.m. One very cold morning in March 2004, a state police
Officer responded to a call: there was a car off the shoulder of the
Road on the outskirts of Berea. He located the car, stuck in deep
Snow and with the engine still running. Pulling in behind the car
With his emergency lights on, the officer walked to the driver's door
To find an older man passed out behind the wheel with a nearly empty
Vodka bottle on the seat beside him.
The driver came awake when the officer tapped on the window.
Seeing the flashing lights in his rear view mirror and the state
Policeman standing next to his car, the man panicked, jerked the
Gearshift into "drive" and hit the gas. The car's speedometer was
Showing 20-30-40 and then 50 mph, but the car was still stuck in the
Snow, wheels spinning.
The policeman, having a sense of humor, began running in place
Next to the speeding, but still stationary, car. The driver was
Totally freaked thinking the officer was actually keeping up with
Him. This went on for about 30 seconds until the patrolman yelled at
The man ordering him to "pull over!" The man obeyed, turned his
Steering wheel and stopped the engine.
Needless to say, the man from Cleveland was arrested and is
Probably still shaking his head over the state patrolman who could
Run 50 miles per hour.Who says policemen don't have a sense of humor?
